I present to you my 2020 in photographs -- an escape from the modern day version of "The Stand" we're living in.
2020 in Photos
16 Photographers Who Inspire Me
The photographers who inspire and challenge me to be a better photographer and human.
Before and After: Autumn fashion shoot
Canon 5D Mark IV. Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM at 33mm. ISO 800. 1/250 sec at f/4.0. The last couple of weeks have teetered between the last gasps of autumn and the onset of winter. The mid-Atlantic leaves have dropped from their branches. Reds, yellows, and oranges have drained from the leaves. Blue skies have …
Our Responsibility to Do the Right Thing
My mom and I were talking on the phone this afternoon. I was in the car driving to provide photojournalistic cover for one of the local activist organizations staging a sit-in to support a local business under fire from the Republican Party for the owner's public support of the Black Lives Matter movement. She told …
Pint of View, Episode 2
Episode 2 of the future Emmy-nominated "Pint of View," wherein Eric Norlin and I drink a(nother) beer, discuss the explosion of content, and offer up some recommendations on what to add to your Netflix and Substack queues. https://youtu.be/NkBlu1K8N-A
Pint of View, Episode One: Eric & Mike Drink a Beer
Episode 1 of the future Emmy-nominated video podcast series, "Pint of View." Or, as Eric and I refer to it, "Mike and Eric Drink a Beer and Argue About Stuff."
A Tale of Two Protests
I have trouble understanding what makes a person fly a flag or put a bumper sticker on their car in support of a political candidate. If you believe in democracy, you should believe that whoever is elected, regardless of the party they are from, represents all Americans -- the rich and the poor, the healthy …
Monktoberfest: It’s about the humans
I should be in Portland, Maine, this week. Like I have been every October for the past nine years. I should have been on a boat in the middle of Casco Bay last night watching the sun set over the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. I should have been gathering with friends old and new …
Why I am using my iPhone More as My Main Camera
Where some see the death of the DSLR, I see different tool in my photographic repertoire I put my beer down and grabbed my iPhone. Approaching the sand dune, I tightened it into the clamp on a miniature carbon tripod. A quick finger touch on the screen launched the default camera app. With a slight …
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How to Pronounce Kamala
Using NameCoach to help people pronounce U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s name correctly. U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaking with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People hosted by the Center for the American Progress Action Fund and the SEIU at the Enclave in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo courtesy of Gage …
Mike Maney 